Local servicesHospitalFriary Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryVimy Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistCaterick Dental Centre1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCatterick Garrison, Le Cateau Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 424 pupils1.0 miPrimaryCambrai Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils1.2 miSecondaryRisedale Schoolages 11-16, 467 pupils1.5 miCollegeDarlington College13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME15 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA34 miRailway stationNorthallerton11 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough25 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL9 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:31 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:25 am – 3:44 pm
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People14,085 residentsin the Catterick Garrison & Colburn census areaMedian age 29.84,568 households47% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright17% social rented, 36% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate73% of adults are economically active, 7,661 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 41%, retail and wholesale 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 22% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C826 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November59 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesScotton Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haLinear Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 3 haCoronation Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 9 haCatterick Garrison Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 54 haJutland Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 8 haCatterick Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197245 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202647 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,237 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation166 m545 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 133 to 220 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
